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MLI to CID: distance & flight time
Moline (Quad City International Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
69 mi
111 km · 60 nm
39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
69 miles nonstop takes roughly 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MLI — Quad City International Airport · Moline, United States
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MLI
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport28 mi away
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport35 mi away
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport55 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport56 mi away
Near CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MLI from CID?
The flight distance from Moline (MLI) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 69 miles (111 km, 60 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLI to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MLI to CID?
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